Maximizing and stewarding our food system resources to build an abundant and integrated regional food system for all. The generation of wastes in agriculture, including land, air and water pollution, and greenhouse gases, represents a serious environmental issue that demands attention if we are to strive for healthy, ecologically beneficial, and sustainable agri-food systems. Creating new networks to eliminate the waste of perfectly good food on the consumption end by distributing it to those in need. This session highlights diverse programs that reach restaurants, grocery stores, homes, cafeterias, and catering operations.